The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-28

and that the erection of the said signs and posts
| shall be under the direction and supervision of
/ the City Surveyor.
SEC 3 Be it further ordained, That it shall
also be lawful from and after the passage of
| this ordinance TO suspend signs from the sides
of buildings in the city of savannah. provided
| such signs are securely and safely fastened to
the sides of said buildings at the place of bust
ness OF the person or persons
| using the same, are at least eight
feet above the sidewalk and do not overhang
| said sidewalk exceeding three feet and provid-
| ed also, that said signs shall be put up under
the direction and supervision of the City Sur
VeyOr.
SEC g. Be It further ordained, That from
| and after the passage of this ordinance IL shall
| not be lawful TO erect or put up any sign in the
| city OF savannah, save tn flll ana strict con
! formity with all the provisions of the preceding
| section of this ordinance.
SEC. 4. Be it further ordained, That all posts
erected at the time of the passage of this ordi-
! nance sustaining signs if said posts are not inn
| mediatey within the curbing, shall within
| thirty days from the passage of this ordinance.
| be securely and safely placed Immediately
| within the said curbing; and all signs which, at
| the time of the passage of this ordinance, are
| lower than eight feet. or are on awning frames
| shall within thirty days from the passage of
| this ordinance be securely and safely placed at
| least eight feet above the sidewalk or street,
and be removed from said awning frames.
| SEC. 5. Be it further ordained, That it shall
| not be lawful to erect put up in the city of
| Savannah, or TO continue erected, or to have or
| use, any sign that is unsafe or dangerous to
life, limb, person or property, no matter how
| said sign may have been originally constructed
| or erected. Shonld any sign now erected or
| which may hereafter be erected, be or become
| unsafe or dangerous, within the meaning of
| this section, the person or persons owning or
using such signs shall be notified of this fact by
| the City Marshal, and it shall thereupon become
| the duty of such person or persons to forth
| with make the said sign secure and safe, or TO
| remove the same.
SEC. 6. Belt further ordained, That should
any sign be abandoned or disused the same may
| be removed at. the discretion and upon the
| direction of the Committee on Streets and
Lanes and at the expense of the person or per
sons so abandoning or last using the said sign.
SEC. Z. Be it further ordained, That any per
| son violating the provisions of the preceding
| sections or any of said provisions, shall, upon
| conviction before the Police Court of the city
| of Savannah he fined by the said court in a sum
not exceeding fifty dollars and in addition to this
| the sign found to be in violation of this ordi-
| nance, or of any part thereof, shall be removed
| by the City Marshal at the expense of the said
| person so convicted which removal shall be
| directed and requEed in the Judgment of said
| court convicting the party accused
| SEC. g. Be it further ordained, That the city of
| Savannah reserves full and entire police control
| over all signs erected. or which may be erected,
| their location, use and continuance in so far
| that no vested right shall accrue to any person
or persons because of the erection of said signs,
as against the said city OF Savannah, touching
| the said signs or any matter or thing connected
| Herewith.
SEC. o. Be it further ordained That so much of
|
found on pages 16i and 1866 Of Rebarers Digest
| of city ordinances as relates to signs and sec
| ton four of the ordinance approved March H.
| 1S73-to be found on pages Is and 10 of Rebar-
erS Digpst), which said section four also relates
| to signs and all ordinances and parts of ordi
nances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby
| repealed.
Ordinance read for the first time Aug "a, 1887,
| read a second time Sept. 81, and passed.
| AN ORDINANCE to provide for the paving, grad
| ing and otherwise improving Bull street, from
the south side of State street to the south side
of Congress street, in the city of Savannah,
| and for the assessment on the property front
| ing on said Bull street, between the south side
| of State street, and the south side of Congress
| street of twothirds of the cost thereof.
| WHEREAS The persons owning more than one
| half of the real estate in the city of Savannah,
| fronting on Bull street, between the south side
| of State street and the south side of Congress
| street. in said city, have petitioned the Mayor
and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, by pc
| tition filed May 18th, 1885, to pave, grade and
| otherwise improve said portion Of Bull street,
| and
Whereas the petition of the said parties has
| been approved by a two-thirds vote of the said
| the Mayor and Aldermen of the city Of Savan-
nah at a regular meeting of Council. Now,
| therefore the Mayor and Aldermen of the city
| of Savannah, in Council assembled, do hereby
| ordain
SECTION f. That the Committee on Streets and
| Lanes be and it is hereby authorized and d
rected to have Bill street from the south side of
State street to the south side of Congress street
| stones, graded and paved with sheet asphalt
| and have proper side drains, cross drains and
crossings placed in said street between the
| points named and also to place such new curbs
| and curbng between said points as may be in
the judgment'o of said committee proper and ad
| visabe.
Sec. 3 After the total cost of said work shall
| have been ascertaiaed, one-thrd Of such cost
| shall be paid out of the city treasury, and the
| other two-thirdS by the persons owning real
estate fronting on said Bill street, from the
afNf tufsa Of fl, 10
| gress street; that is to say, one-t hrd thereof
| from the ownerson each side of'Said street at
| the date of the passage of this ordinance, ac-
Cording to thefrontago, and the pro rata amount
| of the cost Of said work is hereby assessed
| against such real estate and it's owners as afore
| said; and if such assessment is not paid within
| ten days after presentation of bill for the
| same the amount of such bill shall be furnished
| by the Committee on Streets and Lanes to the
| City Treasurer, who Shall Immediately issue
execution for the amount against the
| place the same in the hands of
| the Marshal, who shall levy the same on the
! property described in the execution, and after
| advertisement and other proceedings as in cases
OF sales for city taxes, shall sell such property
| (at the time, place and in the manner provided
| by law for city tax sales at public cutlery to the
| highest bidder, and such sales shall vest an alb
solute title in the purchaser; and the amount Of
the execution and costs shall go into the City
| Treasury and the remainder be paid to the
owner or held subject TO such owners order.
Sec. 3. All ordinances and parts of ordinances
| conflicting with this ordinance are hereby re-
| pealed.
Ordinance read the first time March %, 1887
| read second time April q, 1887, and laid on the
I table, read third time Sept 2l 1887, and
| passed:
! An ORDINANCE to provide for the paving, grading
| and otherwise improving of Congress street
| between the east side Of West Broad street
| and the west side Of Drayton street, in the
city of Savannah, and for the assessment on
/ the property fronting ON said Congress street
between said east side of West Broad street
| and west side of Drayton street Of two-thirds
| of the cost thereof.
| WHEREAS The persons owning more than
| one-half of the real estate in the city of Savan-
! nah fronting on Congress street, between the
east side of West Broad street and the west side
\ of Drayton street. in said city, have pettsoned
| the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Sayan-
nah 70 pave, grade and otherwise improve said
| portion of Congress street; and
| WHEREAS, The petition OF said parties has
been approved by twothirds vote of the said,
the Mayor and Aldermen of the city OF Savan
nah, at a regular meeting OF Council, now,
| therefore, the Mayor and Aldermen of the city
| of Savannah in Council assembled do hereby
| ordan:
| SECTION I. That the Committee'on Streets and
| Lanes be and II il hereby authorized TO have
Congress street between the east side of West
Broad and the west side Of DraytOn street the en-
tire width Of said street. between the curb stones
| graded and paved with sheet asphalt, and have
| proper side drains, cross drains ADD crossings
piac "a on said street between the points named,
| ana 20 place new curbs and curbings between
said points
SEC 3 Tint the City and Suburban Railway
Company Is hereby required 10 pave between
the tracks of its road and for three feet on each